“Rose! What's going on? What's wrong with her?”
“Umm... Emma?”
“What's wrong Emily?”
“She's having a miscarriage! Come on! I've opened the portal and luckily, uncle Rapha is still awake and in the infirmary.”
“Good. Let's go!”
A FEW HOURS LATER
“Hello there little ones!”
“They... look... so beautiful!”
“Take it easy! You don't have to force yourself!”
“I have to ask you something!”
“Okay but first lay down, okay?”
“We both know I won't make it! That's why I want to ask you to look after my babies! Please! I'm begging you!”
“Come on! Don't think like this! You've got to hold on for these two!”
“I'm glad that there still are people who are kind and patient!”
“I'm anything but kind and patient! I'm a monster!”
“A monster wouldn't be so careful with kids or wouldn't care about their dying mother. You aren't a monster, you were just trained to be this way. To put a front so that you wouldn't end up hurt or not to hurt others who might want to get close to you. You are just misunderstood.”
“....”
“You are probably thinking: How can I know?”. Well, it's because I've been there, but I managed to find a way out. You should find a way out as well, or you might end up broken before you know it.”
“I'll try. Anyways, regarding this little ones, what names are you going to give them?”
“How about we name the baby girl after your mother and the boy will be named Lucas and their family name will be the one you have since I will let them in your care!”
“... Very well. Annemary Cipriano and Lucas Cipriano.”
“How nice! It fits perfectly. And you?”
“Rosemary Cipriano.”
“You are-!”
“Yes! The one in the rumors it's me! The nightmare of the nephilims, Commander of the Heavenly troops and Head Strategist.”
“Then I'm glad!”
“Why?”
“Because I know that I'm leaving my babies in the right hands and I couldn't ask for a better person to look raise them as their own.”
“I'm sorry! If I would've had hurried, we wouldn't be talking about this right now!”
“It's alright! After all, you could've had let us die, and yet you chose to come to my rescue and chose to take this two under your care! I can't say how grateful I am! I'm indebted to you for life! I-I just hope... that… In the next life… we can meet again… And that they shall grow up to be happy and healthy!”
“They will! I promise you! And don't worry, after this war will be over, I'll try to find you, and I'll help you remember at the very last these two!”
“Thank you! I'm serious Rose! Thank you! And I'll see you again in the future my lovely babies! But until then, you've got to listen to your mother okay, Annemary and Lucas? Make mom proud… Ok…?”
“Uaaaa uaaa uaa…”
“Shh shhh it's alright little ones! Your mother just needs to rest for a while, ok? When she's had enough sleep she'll come back to you! Now let's go and get some rest as well, okay?”
“UAA…”
“I'll take that as a yes!”
I can't believe that now I'm a mother of two healthy baby twins. If I just listened to Emily and hurried out sooner, then maybe I could have saved the mother as well. It's all my fault! Yet again, I'm a monster!
“Rose?”
“Michael? What are you doing here?”
“Raphael said that you might need some time off duty, but he didn't tell me why. So I came to see. What are you doing with two babies in your hands?”
“They are mine!”
“They are- Wait! What?”
“Like I've said! They are mine! Michael, these are Annemary and Lucas Cipriano, my baby twins!
“Your what?”
“Look, I need some days off, a week actually, but if you'll really need my help I'll be there, now step away so that I can take these two to my room!”
“Rose- What have you done?”
“I got myself two kids! Got a problem?”
“... Do you know what will happen now?”
“Yes! As a matter of fact, I do. Now, I am going with my kids to get some sleep!”
“No Rose! Now you will give me and the rest of the circles a proper answer for-”
“You won't get anything from me. Stay away from these kids if you wish to harm them! They are mine in papers, so you have no right to question me or them. Not like they can answer, sorry not so sorry!”
“Rosemary! Be serious! These hybrids are orphans and have nephilim blood, and you intend to actually take them in as your children? And when they grow up? What will you tell them about their biological mother and father? That you almost refused to save their mother, and you don't know their father? Do you know that you are just giving the elders more reasons to hate you? To question you and your authority? And you are also giving reason to the rest of the Paradise to think that you've gone soft! And what about your enemies? They'll just find a chance to get their hands on them and use them to threaten you. What will you do then?”
“ENOUGH MICHAEL! YOU THINK I DON'T KNOW? I'LL Assume MY GUILT BEFORE THE LITTLE ONES WHEN THE TIME COMES! IF THEY WANT TO THINK THAT I TURNED SOFT THEN SO BE IT! BUT MARK MY WORDS! I' LL NEVER LET ANYONE TOUCH THIS PAIR OF TWINS IN A HARMFUL WAY! I'll put my life on the line if I have to, in order to protect them Michael! Now, back of, or don't blame me for the consequences!”
“I just wanted to warn you Rose! You don't have even the slightest idea about what you've done! You've put yourself in harm's way once again and this time, I fear that not even we might be able to protect you. If in the future you'll need someone to look after this two cute little ones, do let me know!”
“Thanks!”
“No problem kiddo! I left some warm milk and baby bottles in your room as well as baby necessities, get some rest, you need it.”
“Thank you! Also, about their father-”
“You can tell me tomorrow, okay?”
“Okay! Good night!”
“Good night, kiddo!”
“UAA!”“UAA!”“I'm up! I'm up! Seriously, having kids is such a pain in the head! But still... Who would have have thought that just two kids could help me win a battle against the elders?”These past few days passed in a blur that I barely remember what I did yesterday, yet one thing is for sure these two sure have a lot of energy! Now then, let's get you two changed and feed!KNOCK KNOCK“Who, is it?”“Miss Rosemary?”“Yes Erick?”“Master Gabriel said that you have to attend the meeting which will be held in two hours!”“I see... You can leave now!”“Yes!”“UAA...”“Yes! Yes! I know! You're hungry!”TWO HOURS LATER“Rosemary! You can't be serious! Out of all the possible times you could choose to do something stupid, why did it have to be now? And don't even think about being able to get out of it this time, Rosemary! You have so many responsibilities on your shoulders that I
“Shut up!”“Let him talk, Gabriel!”“No! It's none of his business!”“What are you afraid of? If you haven't done anything wrong, why be like this? Let him talk Gabriel! Or tell me yourself about what is going on!”BAM“Take that... We'll talk about this later! Let's go and see what happened.”“Maybe Rose destroyed the portal?”“That is quite possible, but let us hope she didn't.”BANG“Let us hurry before we'll end up with a destroyed palace.”A FEW MOMENTS LATER“Shut up! You don't know me at all! And if you talk again like that about my mother, I'm going to kill you! I've had enough putting up with your childish behavior! You say that “I can't wait to work with the demons” but have you thought about the fact that it's all your fault and that is why we have to work with them? If you had had trained better than we wouldn't be in this situation right now, but noooo! You have to disobey my order every single time
“Nooo! What have you done???”“I warned you! Haven't I? I'm done with this! Emma! Emily bring me the kids! I'm leaving!”“...”“...”“We are coming with you!”“Emma is right! We are coming with you!”“Emily!”“Sorry mom, but Rose is like my sister and I, for one, refuse to let her leave this place-”“Haha haha! Finally! I was wondering how long it would take before you would leave!”“Elder Morgan...”“Now you can't protect her any more Raphael! Finally! After everything, we've done and tried in order to be able to get rid of you! To think that you would cut your very wings! This just makes things perfect-”“Are you done? If so, take a better look at those wings and tell me, how do they look?”“What? You insolent-”WHISPERS“She is right Raphael! They don't look like her wings at all! Look!”“You are right Eve! But how? We all clearly saw that-”“You saw just a mere illusion. That's all. A
I can't believe they had the nerve to actually comment. These idiots don't even care about training, and yet they still have guts to bring up the past! If they think that I'll let of after this then they are crazy, because I've had enough of them and I won't stand any longer for their nonsense. Maybe Lucifer was right. It won't take long before I leave this place once and for all.He's right about another thing as well, other than the residents of Hell no one will accept me, because I'm different, and yet they won't tell me why. Still, I know why. It's because I'm a half-breed. And one of a kind. Gabriel with Raphael and aunt Evelyn might think I don't know the truth, but I do, I know that Gabriel isn't my biological father. That may be the reason why he changed so much after mothers death, yet that's no reason to act like he did, and he does. It is my fault for following her to the battlefield, and I'll never forgive myself for it. But I'll never forgive him for allowing mom
“Well. You see… We were thinking that... maybe you would like to let the twins in the shadow realm, to live with Uriel, since you won't be able to look after them and concentrate on the war at the same time. I mean, we know that you care about them, but you will only put yourself in danger if you'll take them with you to Hell. Better said, you'll only end up putting them in danger, since you know how to take care of yourself.”“It's alright Emily, it has already crossed my mind to let them live with either Uriel or Azrael. Though, letting them live with Uriel, might be a better idea since the circles respect him a bit more than Azrael.”“Yup, but I wonder why?”“Because, Azraels wings are black. He is still an angel, but he is the Angel of Death. His wings are proof of the sins of the humans who died.”“Really?”“You didn't know? Neither of you?”“No. No one is willing to talk about the one in charge of the human souls.”“That might be becau
“Still... we should take a look. I mean, nothing good can come out of some glass shattering, right?”“...”“What?”“Even an angel cares more about things happening in our castle than you do, Asmodai! Get up and go take a look about what is going on right now!”“I'm going! I'm going! Seriously now. Why do you always wake up on the wrong side of the bed?”“Enough!!!”“What? It's not like I'm wrong! You are always grumpy!”“... Is he always like this?”“You really don't know anything about us kiddo?”“All I need to know is the fact that the seven of you fell from Heaven and became the rulers of Hell and capital sins.”“And do you know who is who?”“Does it really matter?”“You- never mind. We'll enlighten you.”“Beelzebub, capital sin Greed.”“A pleasure to meet you, again.”“Thanks?”Hmm... At 2 meters height he has the robust construction of a Hunter who spent a lot of time on the battlefi
You might think that I'm being paranoid, but I'm not. I know for sure something is wrong with Emily and Emma. I can feel it within myself. Furthermore, I know that it sound strange, and I won't blame you if you think I'm crazy. Something like this happened before. And believe it or not, I'm glad I chose to look for them the very moment I felt that they were in danger.You might ask yourselves why? Why didn't I think that I was wrong back then? Maybe it was just a feeling and nothing more. Just a result of my paranoia or imagination. It was because, somehow, we bonded to the point where I could feel their emotions if they were very happy, sad, angry or even scared. If those or any other emotion was too strong I could sense it and I would try to reach them if something didn't feel right.A lot of the older angels said that this was strange and unheard of. But I don't believe them. It's not strange and unheard of, they are just lying.I didn't understand,
“H-how?”“How comes she listens to him? Because he can control them. Actually, he can control the felines due to his ability, that is, if I'm right.”“Unfortunately, you are 100% right my dear. Leviathan has an affinity for feline demons, if I may say so.”“See. I'm a genius as always. Though, From what I can remember from the history of Seraphims, you didn't have this ability before which leads to the conclusion that you received it here in Hell. Though, there were rumors that you could always form strong bonds with the Sacred Guardians. And even tame them to some extent.”“It seems like someone has done her homework.”“You're wrong. What I've told you up till now is just plain history that is taught in every school and orphanage and nothing more. The homework you speak of is how to kill you in the fastest way possible, how to win against you and your weak points.”“M hmm... and what is the weak point of Leviathan?”“The stone in the middle
"MMM!"He kissed me! He literally kissed me! How could he? I pushed with all my might away from him, managing to put some space between him and his soft lips and me."What in the world, Leviathan?""I told you, didn't I? I love you, little Rose!"No no no... It's not true!"You're lying! It's not true!""Yes it is! You might think that I don't, but I do, Little one! But I know that I shouldn't force you to accept my feelings, since you have your very own mate. I just wanted to let you know, and someday, if you ever need someone to rely on, then I'll be here. Until then, you can forget about this.""What? What do you mean-"Why do I feel so sleepy all of a sudden?"What did you do to me?""I am sorry little one, but you will remember if you'll really want to. If not, then let all of this be forgotten."I don't know what's happening, but I felt myself falling asleep and being caught by a pair of arms and carried to a s
I never really thought that The Seven Princes of Hell used to be so... weak?Hah! Statement of the year while hugging The Second Prince of Hell, no other than Leviathan himself, ladies and gentlemen. I really should let him go, but I feel so comfortable in his arms. It kind of reminds me of uncle Raphas hugs."You know... I could swear that you would say that it was hard.""Well, I can't exactly say that it was always easy, but it was most of the time.""You make it sound like it was nothing in the end. But I can relate, after all, for the sake of those dear to us, we can do anything and everything!""Indeed we can. But it doesn't mean that we won't survive even the darkest of battles.""What-""Do not forget Rosemary, that we share to some extent, a similar past. Whether you like to admit it or not, we can understand at some point how one thinks due to this because we have the same ambitions and maybe same dreams.""But this doesn't mean that
"It wasn't exactly easy, and what I meant by saying that was that everyone hated me to the point where they were jealous of me and my talent. Sometimes they pulled pranks on me, they tried to injure me and make it hard for me knowing that I wasn't the type to retaliate, so they took it for granted until Lucifer stopped them with the rest of his friends, well our friends now.""That's...""Not nice?""I wanted to say cruel." I really looked into his cat-like eyes and I swear that for a few seconds I could see the pain and the fondness at the mention of his friends. I remember that while I stayed with the Holy Strategists I learned of their friendship, and how much they did for Heaven. And now, standing before him for a few minutes, I let my walls put up against fallen angels down. I let myself feel what I did before. I felt admiration for them, I felt that nothing I did would be enough to prove that I can reach the top like they did, and so I gave up. During the years I only
“Keep it down you two, or you'll wake her up!”Who is so noisy in the morning? Better yet, who dared to disturb my sleep?“But-”“QUIET!”“Uh-oh! You imbeciles woke her up! You're so dead for!”That voice-“Uncle Rapha!”“Hello, my lovely Rose! How are you feeling?”“Hi uncle! Well, I would have felt better if someone didn't wake me up!”“I warned them, but they didn't want to listen!”“Maybe, once they experience the same punishment as those who dared to wake me up without a reason, then they will learn to be quiet when told to be so.”“A good idea my dear. Then-”“Wait wait wait! What does this “punishment” is supposed to mean?”“It's very simple. Since a lot of people used to be noisy in the early morning or late at night when they knew that those who switched places for patrol were resting, but didn't care that those poor people were tired, Rosemary came up with a good enough punishment to teach them a
“She is strong, I'll give her this much!”“She may be strong Amon, but she still held back... Why? If only she used her power without holding back, then she wouldn't be in such a bad state, right?”“Or it might of have caused her more harm.”“No, Amon, Mammon is right.”“Kephu, what have you found out?”“You won't like it Lucifer!”I could tell that my friends were ready to stop me if I would get out of control since they already acknowledged what Rosemary is to me. If something is to happen to her, then Hell won't be able to stand due to my anger.Abigor, Toth and Kephu are looking at me with frustrated and tired expressions. Something is definitely wrong since they aren't able to keep the cool act.“Look Luce, maybe you should take a seat and listen to what they have to say without being on the verge of destroying the palaces with us within it.”“Amon is right Lucifer! Take a seat and calm down, only then will we talk, when you
“Ugh... you don't.”“You're awake!”“How much did you hear?”“I don't want to think what she went through in Heaven! Or something like this...”“I see...”“I guess you found out about how badly injured my soul is?”“We have... If you don't mind me asking, how did you end up like this?”“Of course, you don't have to answer his question-”“No, it's alright. It should be known by now, since your army was there as well when I went to earth to fight those damned nephilims. If I'm not wrong they called me “The angel without weapons”.”“You were that girl? My people told me that they think that Heaven finally is losing it, or the angels are finally going crazy and decided to court death in a new way.”“Yeah, about that... When I arrived on earth, somehow some of my weapons and munition disappeared. So I had to make do one way or another.”Even if it meant that I would risk my life, I had to prove to the whole Paradise that I
Inside the room, behind the beautiful carved door, lays a room with walls and ceiling colored in a pale royal blue with a touch of aquamarine and turquoise.The furniture, made from the same wood and as the door, oak wood, has beautiful carvings of roses and a slight touch of gold to make the outlines be seen.This kind of furniture actually reminds me of the 19th century.The bed, made of rosewood but painted in a beautiful dark brown with specks of red hue, has pillars in order to support the beautiful royal blue curtains with intricate design of lines and... what a surprise, roses.On either side of the bed, there are two statues of cats that serve as nightstands.From what I can tell due to one of the curtains which was left lifted, Leviathan was in a pajama exactly like mine, but unlike me, he looks to be in pain.I looked at the walls and found what I was looking for. A window, with its curtains closed. So I went and opened them
“Have you caught them all?”“We have!”“Good... but what about Leviathan? How is he? Has he woken up?”“... He is showing signs of waking up, but it seems like he is caught in a dream state. We aren't sure what is happening, but we are trying.”“I want to see him!”“You are in no condition to be able to walk around!”“Then carry me! I have to see him Lucifer! I know that I can help him. Furthermore, I know what's going on... Please let me help!”“...”“Please!”I could tell that he gave up from the exasperated sigh to the frustrated look on his face.I don't like the fact that I actually almost begged him, but I owe Leviathan a lot for protecting Emily and Emma. The least I can do is help him come out of the dream prison.Funny as it sounds, it can be deadly. So you have to be fast in helping the one/ones caught in it or, once it's too late, you might as well say goodbye.“The moment I'll see that you can'
I could save them, I could save them all, if not for my promise to those two. I hate the fact that they have me at their little finger, but it's better this way, since no one will get hurt. I've hurt enough people. I have enough blood on my hands to the point that I'm slowly stating to hate myself. I know that I have to keep myself calm, but the scene before me isn't helping.Emily and Emma are huddled in a corner while Amon is uncouncious, Mammon and Asmodeus are restrained and Leviathan... Well... He is being whipped. I can tell that the whip is coated in sacred water, sacred water which those things shouldn't even be able to gaze about, let's not even mention touch, but here they are, coating two whips in sacred water and whipping the fallen angel like there is no tomorrow. And unfortunately, if we won't stop them soon, Leviathan might not even catch the end of today.Something needs to be done, but what? I know for a fact that I won't be able to get to him unle